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Chapter 411 Mid-Nascent Soul Stage Divine Sense—Divine Sense Takes Form! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"this……"

Elder Bai did not answer immediately, but after a brief silence, he forced himself to say, "If Senior wishes for our Black and White Temple to join forces, then we two juniors can certainly agree, but the entire Abyss Continent..."

"After all, there are other immortal sects, and quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators. I can't make decisions for them as well."

Tai Er Zhenren, who was staring at the two of them, chuckled and then fell silent.

The silence of one's peers is certainly frustrating, but the silence of one's elders is even more disheartening.

That's exactly how Elder Black and White feel right now.

The silence of Master Tai Er sent chills down their spines. Just when they were about to give up and agree, Master Tai Er finally spoke.

"Alright, you can persuade the demons of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. As for the sea tribes over there, I will personally go there. When I return, I will pass by your Black and White Temple again. I hope that you two can give me a satisfactory answer then."

"Yes, yes, yes."

The elders, one in black and one in white, nodded repeatedly.

Master Tai Er picked up the tea on the table and drank it all in one gulp. Then he stood up and continued:

"Of course, if you are not satisfied with the answer, that's fine too. I will reason with you properly."

"Yes, yes, yes."

The elders, one in black and one in white, bowed once more.

Before they could get up, a slight sound was heard, and then Tai Er Zhenren was nowhere to be seen in the main hall.

Even so, the Black and White Elders did not dare to get up. The two stood there for a while, and only after confirming that the Second True Person had really left did they straighten up and breathe a sigh of relief.

They looked at each other.

They could all see the shock in each other's eyes and the fine beads of sweat on their foreheads.

After this incident, the secrets of killing the Heavenly Fiend, slaying the Blood King, and even the Divine Transformation Technique... Oh no, the Divine Transformation Technique is still important. If I had the cultivation of the Divine Transformation Technique, would this Tai Er Zhenren dare to speak to me so arrogantly today?

"What should be done about this?"

Elder Hei asked telepathically, his voice filled with helplessness.

Although Elder Bai was still alarmed, he was already analyzing the situation rapidly. "He hasn't left yet. Instead, he's gone to the Sea Ruins to find Plum Manor. Given Plum Manor's personality and the current situation in the Sea Ruins, there's no way he would refuse. So it's inevitable that he'll surrender with the sea beasts. At that time, True Immortal Tai Er will definitely return to the Black and White Temple soon to ask us for an answer."

Do you think we can refuse?

"Sure," Elder Bai chuckled upon hearing the question, "unless neither of us wants to live anymore."

However, after laughing, Elder Bai's expression turned extremely ugly, and he finally let out a long sigh.

"The entire Abyss Continent can't gather a single Nascent Soul cultivator. Who can we blame? Just like before our master passed away, he guided us for so long, but we still couldn't take that step in the end. So we can't blame anyone else but ourselves for not working hard enough in our cultivation."

Elder Hei nodded silently, then stood up and said:

"I'll go and inform the Eight Holy Lands that the Black and White Temples are holding a meeting."

Before he could leave, Elder Bai added, "Call all the Nascent Soul cultivators you can, after all, this is a meeting that will decide the future of the Abyss Continent."

"it is good."

Elder Black left, leaving Elder White sitting in his original spot, stroking the ring on his hand.

Suddenly, the ring on his hand projected a screen of light, which transformed into a geomantic map in front of him.

He reached out and stroked his chin, staring at the geomantic map in thought.

"The Barbarian God Continent and the Ancient Desolate Continent have started a war. Why is that? And the Barbarian God Continent actually managed to travel thousands of miles, bypassing the entire Ancient Desolate Continent, to unite with our Extreme Abyss Continent. No, it seems that the Canglu Continent cannot escape this fate either. I just don't know when they will arrive... It would be great if we could just meet up with this Tai Er Zhenren."

"Let the Ancient Desolate Continent handle its own affairs."

As Elder Bai pondered, he glanced westward again.

"I wonder if this Tai Er Zhenren has ever been to the Cangluo Continent. Since he's here, he'll definitely go. I just don't know what the Cangluo side will choose..."

"Unless the Barbarian God Continent finds them first, they have no other choice."

"..."

"That's about it for now. It's unlikely that there will be any significant improvement in the short term."

The Far Eastern Sea.

Ji Yuan sat cross-legged atop his island, basking in the sea breeze and the rising sun.

In the past few months, he has focused on cultivating his physique in the Martial God Tower.

There has been an improvement, and a significant one at that.

After refining numerous Xuan Yang Blood Amber and Crimson Yang Bone, his physical cultivation had reached the limit of the late stage of the Tendon Forging Realm.

Next, all you need to do is patiently refine the blood and qi within your body, and you will naturally step into the peak of the Tendon Forging Realm.

However, according to the spirit of the Martial God Tower, the Golden Body Profound Bone Realm is a hurdle for body cultivators.

Countless body cultivators are trapped at this step.

To advance from the Tendon Forging Realm to the Golden Body and Profound Bone Realm, one must undergo comprehensive physical tempering before it is even possible to make this leap.

Once you cross that threshold, you've truly entered the path of physical cultivation.

Golden Body and Mysterious Bones—that's a body cultivator capable of regenerating severed limbs.

Going forward, whether it's the Five Organs Burning Furnace Realm or the Blood Marrow Nirvana Realm, both will rely on the Golden Body and Mysterious Bones.

Ji Yuan originally thought the pressure would be immense.

But unexpectedly, the spirit said that the Golden Body Profound Bone Realm would be very difficult for other body cultivators.

But for Ji Yuan, who had cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Yang Technique, the Golden Body and Profound Bones were a natural outcome.

What can truly stop Ji Yuan is the [Mysterious Yang Dao Body] that will follow.

However, for Ji Yuan, all of this is still too far away.

Being able to safely enter the Golden Body Profound Bone Realm and gain the strength of the Nascent Soul stage is already more than enough.

As for magical power, Ji Yuan, who has already broken through to the late stage of Core Formation, is not under much pressure for the time being.

All he could do was cultivate slowly and wait for the right opportunity to reach the peak of Core Formation.

"But what truly makes me feel grounded and shows significant progress is this... divine sense."

As Ji Yuan pondered, he slowly closed his eyes while sitting on the mountaintop, and then his divine sense surged forth from his sea of ​​consciousness.

After nurturing his divine consciousness for several months in the meditation room, and with the assistance of the Nine Palaces Soul-Suppressing Scripture, he was able to further enhance his spiritual power.

Ji Yuan's current spiritual consciousness can be considered to have completely entered the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Aside from the difference in strength, the biggest difference between the spiritual consciousness of the mid-stage Nascent Soul and the early-stage Nascent Soul is... the one that Ji Yuan is currently activating.

His divine sense surged forth and gathered behind him, constantly evolving until it dispersed the surrounding trees.

"Zheng—"

A very distinct sword cry rang out, followed by one after another.

After a series of sounds, hundreds of Canglan swords appeared behind Ji Yuan.

Divine consciousness transforms into a sword!

To be precise, it should be the manifestation of divine consciousness.

This is also the biggest difference between the spiritual consciousness of the early and middle stages of the Nascent Soul realm.

The manifestation of divine consciousness is a unique characteristic of divine consciousness in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

This was something Ji Yuan had just discovered not long ago. It was precisely because his divine sense had completely entered the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm that he came to the top of the island to rest in such a good mood.

"If I can use my divine sense to exert pressure on others in the future, that's fine. But when facing ordinary early or mid-stage Core Formation cultivators, I won't even need to lift a finger; I can simply use my divine sense to annihilate them."

After performing the technique again and confirming that he could indeed easily use the Divine Sense Transformation technique, Ji Yuan then withdrew his Divine Sense.

But just then, before Ji Yuan could completely withdraw his divine sense, he sensed an aura rapidly approaching from the south of the island he was on... no, there were several auras.

"Um?"

Ji Yuan subconsciously released his divine sense to investigate.

With his divine sense having already entered the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, Ji Yuan was naturally completely at ease about the situation in the wilderness.

Even if his divine sense encountered a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, he was confident he could easily escape.

But when he used his divine sense to investigate, he was slightly surprised.

He recognized the cultivator who flew toward his island.

Kunyu Zhenren!

This was when Ji Yuan first arrived in the Abyss Continent, and was introduced to Liu Yuan.

At the time, the people who were introduced to him included Master Jinghong, Mr. Tiefu, and Qinglu Sanren.

Among them, the pairing of Master Jinghong and Master Kunyu, who seemed like Daoist lovers but were not quite, left a deep impression on Ji Yuan.

I remember when we parted, it seemed that Master Kunyu was going back to prepare for breaking through to the mid-stage of Core Formation.

"Now, she has indeed entered the mid-stage of Core Formation. But shouldn't she be operating in the Western Border City? Why is she in the Eastern Border City, and even active in the Far Eastern Sea...?"

Suddenly, a thought popped into Ji Yuan's mind.

Or perhaps he remembered something.

Liuyuan!

When Ji Yuan parted ways with Liu Yuan in Xijing City, he said he was coming to Dongjing City.

Now, Ji Yuan has run into Master Kunyu again in Dongjing City.

Kunyu Zhenren was still being hunted down.

This made Ji Yuan think twice.

Could it be that Liu Yuan invited these friends of his over?

Now that Master Kunyu is being hunted down, could it be that Liu Yuan has also encountered some trouble?

"Why don't we rescue her first and ask her? With Liu Yuan's connection, we can be considered good friends."

"..."

"Master Kunyu, why are you still running? Encountering us, the Three Fiends of the East Sea, in this far eastern sea can only be considered your good fortune."

A late-stage Core Formation man carrying a large sword on his shoulder cast a water escape spell, his body transforming into water droplets. In an instant, he traversed dozens of miles and flashed to the front of True Person Kunyu.

The remaining two men, both in the mid-stage of Core Formation, blocked Kunyu Zhenren's path from the left and right.

At this point, Kunyu Zhenren, who had been on the run for so long, was forced to stop.

Looking at the figure in front of her, she could only silently make a hand seal. A blue jade pendant with intricate carvings flew up from her waist and hovered in front of her, emitting bursts of blue light.

"Meeting you is my bad luck, Kunyu. If you want to kill, just do it. There's no need for this pretense!"

Kunyu Zhenren sneered.

"No, no, no, killing you would be too boring."

The eldest of the Three Fiends of the East Sea, carrying a large sword on his shoulder, paced back and forth in mid-air.

"If I kill you, your Daoist partner... you're called Master Jinghong, right? He might not come."

"If he doesn't leave, the formation on Qingyou Island will remain strong, and it won't be easy for us to break in. But if he's willing to risk his life to save you... then things will be much easier."

After he finished speaking, the three people present burst into laughter.

Master Kunyu's face was ashen.

Because she knew that what the Three Fiends of the East Sea said was absolutely right. As long as Master Jinghong knew that she was not dead, no matter what happened, Master Jinghong would come to her rescue.

Nothing can compare to Kunyu in front of Master Jinghong.

Even if it meant giving up his entire cultivation of the Great Dao, Master Jinghong would not hesitate for a moment if it could save her.

"court death!"

Master Kunyu roared angrily.

She immediately formed a hand seal, and a fiery phoenix flew out from behind her, soaring into the sky and turning the surrounding sea a fiery red.

"Don't bother with something as trivial as mid-stage Core Formation."

The man opposite, carrying a large sword on his shoulder, sneered and swung the sword, sending a golden blade of light slashing through the air.

"Chirp—"

The fire phoenix let out a sharp, piercing cry, then flapped its wings and flew towards the blade of light.

Even with a formidable enemy at hand, Master Kunyu remained completely calm.

She kept forming hand seals, and then a jade hairpin flew out from her hair, like a small white jade sword.

"go!"

With a soft shout, the jade hairpin, activated by fire magic, left a streak of fiery red light in mid-air, heading straight for the remaining two mid-stage Core Formation cultivators.

In the distance, the fire phoenix and the blade's edge clashed.

Upon contact, the Fire Phoenix had absolutely no ability to resist.

Under the blade's edge, the fire phoenix instantly turned to ashes.

Meanwhile, Kunyu Zhenren, who was fighting against the two mid-stage Core Formation cultivators, was forced to retreat in just a few breaths.

They saw that the man in the late stage of Core Formation was also approaching.

Master Kunyu was even prepared to self-destruct, but at that moment, the three men in front of him stopped at the same time.

An immense sense of oppression swept over him, so much so that even Master Kunyu was forced to lower his head.

"You guys...you have some nerve."

A man's light laugh rang out, "How dare you kill someone in front of me."

The eldest of the Three Fiends of the East Sea nearly knelt down, and could only stammer as he spoke:

"S-Senior, please spare my life!"

"I was unaware that you were here, senior. Please forgive me."

The remaining two mid-stage Core Formation cultivators knelt down directly in the void under the pressure of Ji Yuan's mid-stage Nascent Soul divine sense.

"Oh? You've disturbed my peaceful cultivation, fine, but you expect me to forgive you? How dare you be so shameless?"

The sound was initially very far away, but then it grew closer and closer.

As the last word fell, Kunyu Zhenren saw a man in a blue robe standing on a dragon appear out of thin air high above.

The dragon was entirely ice-blue, its scales shimmering brilliantly in the morning sun.

The tall man in the blue robe stood behind the dragon with his hands behind his back, his clothes fluttering in the sea breeze.

When she blinked again, she found that the man was right in front of her.

Three sword lights flashed by.

The three East Sea Fiends, who were about to speak, suddenly straightened up, and three beams of azure sword light shot out from between their eyebrows.

Their aura instantly weakened and disappeared.

Kunyu Zhenren knew she had been saved, but just as she was about to express her gratitude to her senior...

She then saw the senior casually collect the three corpses with a wave of his hand. Afterward, the senior took out a black banner from his storage bag, waved it in the air, and summoned the three souls away.

...This senior is actually a demon!

When Kunyu Zhenren saw that the senior had put away the black banner, she was about to speak again, but a voice rang out first in the sky above her sea of ​​consciousness, a slightly familiar voice.

"This is not a place to stay for long. Fellow Daoist Kunyu, please come with me. Let's talk somewhere else."

After Ji Yuan finished speaking, he put away the dragon above his head, then transformed into a light blue beam of light and flew straight westward.

He came from the north, but the situation is still unclear, so he can't possibly take Master Kunyu to his island. It would be good enough if he could find an island nearby to discuss the matter.

Although Kunyu Zhenren had not yet recognized who the person in front of her was, she did not hesitate because her life had been saved by him, and immediately transformed into a beam of light to follow him.

After a while, on an unnamed island.

Ji Yuan casually set up the Jianghu Reversal Array left by Yun Qianzai, then changed a shape-changing talisman, altering his appearance and aura.

"You...you...you're actually Fellow Daoist Changshou!"

Master Kunyu recognized him this time, and his eyes were filled with surprise and joy.

"it's me."

Ji Yuan smiled and nodded.

Back when Liu Yuan introduced Ji Yuan to them, Ji Yuan used the identity of Li Changshou.

Now that they meet again, he naturally uses the same method.

"Fellow Daoist Changshou, you..."

Master Kunyu wanted to say that when they first met, Ji Yuan was only at the early stage of Core Formation, so how come he is now... at the middle stage of Core Formation?

Absolutely impossible.

Although in Kunyu Zhenren's perception, Ji Yuan was at the same mid-stage of Core Formation as her.

However, judging from Ji Yuan's strength just now, he suppressed three Core Formation cultivators before even showing his face, including some in the late Core Formation stage.

In the next exchange, he instantly killed the three of them.

With these skills and this strength, you'd say it's only at the mid-stage of Core Formation?

Even if you beat Kunyu Zhenren to death, he wouldn't believe it.

However, before he could finish speaking, Master Kunyu quickly changed his mind.

"Fellow Daoist Changshou, weren't you in Xijing City before? What happened to you? We've looked for you several times but haven't been able to find you."

"I was about to ask you the same thing. Weren't you in the Western Border City? How did you end up in the Far Eastern Sea?"

Ji Yuan did not answer, but instead asked a question in return.

Upon hearing this, Master Kunyu immediately understood that Li Changshou was most likely unwilling or unable to speak.

"That's a long story."

Master Kunyu sighed deeply.

"Is it related to Liu Yuan?"

Ji Yuan pondered for a moment, then asked aloud.

"That's right."

After a moment of contemplation, as if organizing his thoughts, Kunyu Zhenren said, "After Fellow Daoist Changshou left, my husband... also known as Jinghong Zhenren and I were doing well in Xijing City at first, but later, during a treasure hunt, we accidentally offended the cultivators of Tiansha Mountain."

"Later, we were hunted down so badly that we were chased down as soon as we left the city. But if we stayed in the Western Border City, we couldn't maintain what we needed for cultivation."

"We had no choice but to rely on our old connections and contact old friends, and finally we had no choice but to reach out to Brother Liu."

……really!

"Is Liu Yuan also in this area?"

Ji Yuan immediately asked.

"Not in this vicinity, but it is indeed in the Far East Sea. He and another fellow Daoist have occupied an island here, which can be considered as a place for cultivation."

Master Kunyu answered truthfully.

"So, Fellow Daoist Kunyu, what brings you here?"

"Not long ago, a spiritual vein was discovered near Qingyou Island where we are. Relying on our cultivation level and distance, we directly occupied the spiritual vein, but in doing so, we offended many cultivators on the Far East Sea."

As Kunyu Zhenren spoke, he glanced back in the direction the two had come from. "The Three Fiends of the East Sea are one of them. The three of them are well-known as the Tribulation Cultivators on the Far East Sea. I never expected that they would encounter Brother Li."

Ji Yuan smiled.

They didn't say anything more about luck or anything like that.

After all, Master Kunyu had already witnessed how easily he could kill someone.

If we keep pretending, it'll just look too fake.

"As for me, I went back to Dongjing City on some business, but I never expected to run into these three on my way back to Qingyou Island, and they even recognized my identity..."

As Kunyu Zhenren spoke, he bowed deeply to Ji Yuan.

"Thanks to Brother Li for saving me."

"We're already good friends, so there's no need to be so polite."

After getting up, Ji Yuan used his magic to lift Kunyu Zhenren up. "But I didn't expect that you would have such a complicated experience."

After saying this, Ji Yuan thought about it again.

If you really want to calculate it, his own experiences are far more complicated and harder to explain.

Westfall City, Winterfell City, Bone Nightmare Sect, Rakshasa Sea...

"Brother Li, do you have somewhere to go now? If not, why don't you come with me to this secluded island?"

Master Kunyu suggested, "Brother Liu has mentioned you to us countless times. Even when I returned to Dongjing City this time, he asked me to keep an eye out for any news about you."

Although I don't know how much of what he said is true.

But now that he knew where Liu Yuan was, Ji Yuan had no reason not to go and visit him.

Second sister Du Wanyi has not yet been found. In the entire Abyss Continent... Liu Yuan is arguably the person closest to Ji Yuan.

This bond between fellow townsmen and fellow students is unmatched.

After all, if Liu Yuan hadn't trusted Ji Yuan, he would have gone to the Desolate Ancient Continent by now.

"That's excellent."

Ji Yuan smiled and said, "However, I have a temporary cave nearby where I stored some things. I need to go back and retrieve them. I'm afraid Fellow Daoist Kunyu will have to wait here for me for a while."

"Brother Li, you may go now."

Ji Yuan didn't say he would go with them.

Kunyu Zhenren knew that Ji Yuan had a secret and it was inconvenient for her to know, so she naturally didn't say anything more or mention that she wanted to go with her.

For those who are sensible, getting along with them is naturally easy.

Therefore, Ji Yuan did not take away the Upside-Down Jianghu Formation, and also released Monday to guard Kunyu Zhenren.

In case something unexpected really happens, with Monday, a late-stage Tier 3 fighter, here, at least we can hold out for a little longer.

Ji Yuan flew into the air, softly called out "Chase Lightning", and his figure disappeared in an instant.

After returning to the island where he had been, he collected all the things he had stored there and then removed the Reversed Big Dipper Formation.

He looked at the island, which had been in seclusion for so long, and where even the trees had grown much taller.

"I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to come back, so I'll just keep it as a memento."

Ji Yuan took one last look at the island before transforming into a beam of light and disappearing again.

When he returned to the island where Master Kunyu was, most of the day had passed.

Fortunately, everything was fine. After he met up with Kunyu Zhenren, he flew southeast as she instructed.

Previously, Kunyu Zhenren was robbed halfway, and these Three Fiends of the East Sea naturally blocked her way to Qingyou Island.

With three sides surrounded but one side missing, she was forced to flee northwards.

If they had gone straight to Qingyou Island from the beginning, they probably would have been killed by them already.

Not to mention that he escaped to this place and was rescued by Ji Yuan.

The two continued south, during which Kunyu Zhenren recounted some events on Qingyou Island and Liu Yuan's recent situation.

Ji Yuan, however, made no mention of his own affairs.

However, when they started talking, they inevitably touched on the matter of the Rakshasa Sea.

Ji Yuan naturally said that he did not go.

This is something I absolutely cannot admit, even if it means being beaten to death.

"Why didn't you guys go either? With your combined strength, if you went together, you should have been able to seize quite a few benefits."

Ji Yuan wasn't wrong about that.

Putting aside those few, just take Liu Yuan for example. With his strength, he could make a fortune by killing a few more Core Formation cultivators in both the inner and outer regions and then retreating before reaching the core area.

Not to mention there are other opportunities within.

"We did intend to go at first, but if we wanted to teleport from the Eastern Border City to the Northern Border City, each person would need 10000 mid-grade spirit stones."

Master Kunyu said somewhat awkwardly, "We had just been teleported from the Western Border City and didn't have many spirit stones to begin with."

"After finally managing to gather some more, the Rakshasa Sea had already been activated."

"It's better that they didn't go. I heard that of the Core Formation cultivators who went in this time, very few came out alive."

Ji Yuan said casually.

"right."

Master Kunyu nodded slightly. "I heard about it when I went to the Eastern City. They said that the most ferocious killer in the Rakshasa Sea was Old Demon Ji, and another one who seemed to be called Old Demon Qiu... I don't know where he came from, and Xun Tianji, but he is very strong."

"It has to be this old devil again. Back in the Western City, everyone thought he was dead, but no one expected that he could still display his power in the Rakshasa Sea."

"Yeah?"

This was the first time Ji Yuan had experienced being praised to someone's face, especially while keeping her identity a secret.

But I have to say... well... it was pretty fun.

In particular, one must pretend to be indifferent on the surface.

"That's right, Brother Li, don't you think so? Besides, this old devil Ji is just like us, a rogue cultivator."

Ji Yuan felt that what truly moved Kunyu Zhenren was probably the fact that they were all independent cultivators.

They were all rogue cultivators, but Old Demon Ji possessed this strength.

This made her feel very involved.

"I think that among the rogue cultivators I've met, this Old Demon Ji is definitely one of the best."

Ji Yuan praised himself in a cooperative manner.

"However, Brother Li, you are also very strong. You should... you should..."

Master Kunyu hesitated to speak.

"Not yet formed the Nascent Soul stage."

Ji Yuan shook his head and told him the truth.

"Then he should be able to compete with this old devil Ji and Xun Tianji for the title of the number one person below the Nascent Soul stage."

Master Kunyu said with a smile.

Ji Yuan smiled but remained silent.

However, he also felt that if he were to meet Xun Tianji again next time... the two of them would most likely have to have a real contest.

Perhaps life and death can be disregarded, but determining who is superior and who is inferior is probably necessary.

The two flew south for about two days, during which Ji Yuan also discovered that there were indeed many more traces of cultivator activity.

It's at least much more than the secluded places he had previously chosen.

Ji Yuan then followed her eastward into the Far East Sea for half a day. Finally, under her guidance, the two arrived at a tranquil sea area.

"That island ahead is Qingyou Island, where Brother Liu and the others are."

Master Kunyu pointed to the island and spoke.

Ji Yuan followed the gaze, and suddenly remembered the Nightmare True Lord's dying words.

He said he left behind his life's legacy on Qiankun Island in the serene sea...

(End of this chapter)